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Top-of-class Ukrainian graduate vows to use degree skills to rebuild country

While Tomas Tokovyi was studying for a biochemistry degree, bombs were exploding near his family home.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Blood groups: there are way more than you think – here's why they matter

You are probably aware of the two main blood group systems: the AB system and the rhesus system. Under the AB system, there are four main blood types A, B, AB and O. And each of these four types can be “rhesus positive” or “rhesus negative”. It may surprise you…

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

New hope for sickle cell patients as UK trial of lab grown red blood cells begins

World first clinical test could be good news for people with rare blood groups and those who need frequent transfusions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

The “butterfly effect” may be real, scientists find in bizarre insect study

Scientists find that insects have electrical charges that can impact atmospheric electricity on par with meteorological events.

Inverse · Oct 25, 2022

Natasha Abrahart's parents say Bristol University is 'dragging out' legal battle after her suicide

Natasha Abrahart's parents say it is 'worrying' the university 'don't seem to understand the ruling'

Bristol Post · Oct 24, 2022

Europeans were consuming milk 7,400 years ago, scientists find

Dairy fat traces found in pottery from the 54th century BC are the earliest evidence of people eating and drinking milk.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

'People told me I was popular and successful but I felt like I wanted to die'

'I've reached out, I've chased people up, I've tried to get intervention. It was a complete dead-end'

Wales Online · Oct 16, 2022

Diners more likely to pick vegetarian dish when faced with 'eco-label' on menus - study

The University of Bristol has introduced a traffic light system rating the eco-friendliness of foods in its catered halls

Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022

Scientists discover Er, a rare new blood group system

Most people know about blood group ABO, with its positives and negatives, but they aren’t the only types. Now, scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant have discovered a rare new blood group system, and in the process solved two 30-year-old cases of hemolytic disease on…

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Nottingham family in call for new laws to protect students after daughter's death

Natasha Abrahart's family says students are still at risk

Nottingham Post · Oct 7, 2022